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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

June 16 and later

The Free French General Legentilhomme had been wounded, but he greatly desired to return to his headquarters, with the situation still in doubt. The Vichy forces were threatening his position, but Brigadier Lloyd, still in command of forces moving towards Damascus, boldy attacked Mezze and took it, although the forts in the hills were still in Vichy hands. The Vichy counterattacked on 19 and 20 June, and the defenders were hard-pressed, as the Vichy forces had tanks, while the defenders only had the Boys anti-tank rifle. Reinforcements arrived on 20 June, but by then, the defenders had been captured. This is based on the account in Vol.II of the Official History.

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I spent 11 years on active duty in the navy. Half was as an enlisted man and half as an officer. My Dad had interested me in the navy and ships, when I was young. I found that I was attracted to doing research, regardless of topic, although much of that research has been in the fields of naval and military history. My Dad was also an artist, and got me drawing and painting since I was three. Much of my work consists of portraits of military and naval historical figures, as well as ships and tanks.